I asked them to check this, they called the conservatory people and they told him he wasn't registered and didn't need to be as the work was outside the scope of Part P............ I would of suggested to them they got an inspector from the scheme out if he was.

All right, I give up.
What's wrong with it?
Nice new cables, metal boxes, grommets, waterproof cables and not in the cavity.
It's been designed to have 75mm square battening, then plasterboard and a skim. The floor will have 100mm insulation on the sub floor although the safe zone is a touch wobbly.

Norman..
Apart from being as rough as it can get..
Screed and then carpet straight over the concrete floor, no 100mm insulation as you describe, that's below that..
Walls will have dot and dab straight over cables, so approx 25mm from surface..

what about a call to building control, i suspect they are involved already with the structure so they will also be signing off the electrics as well, they were a right pain on the last extension i did.

No building control for this apparently as it doesn't come under building regs due to size and type of structure.

Originally posted by: hifly

what about a call to building control, i suspect they are involved already with the structure so they will also be signing off the electrics as well, they were a right pain on the last extension i did.

No building control for this apparently as it doesn't come under building regs due to size and type of structure.

Originally posted by: hifly

what about a call to building control, i suspect they are involved already with the structure so they will also be signing off the electrics as well, they were a right pain on the last extension i did.

Ah ok, so are we saying he still should of been 'Part P registered' even if it was not notifiable work?

No, but the requirements of P1 still need to be complied with ("Reasonable provision shall be made in the design and installation of electrical installations in order to protect persons operating, maintaining or altering the installations from fire or injury."). An obvious way to do that is to follow AD-P, which in turn recommends following BS 7671. Not the only way to comply, but he'd have a hard time trying to show that that job provides an equivalent level of safety.

The work does not comply with the Building Regulations and the enforcing authority for this is the Local Building Control. Unfortunately the duty to comply is with the householder so building control would require the work to be put right by the owner. The work is defective so the owner should not pay for it and they can report the company to Trading Standards.

Did the home owners sign a contract with any mention of electrical installation ? . Quickest way to get it sorted is to tell the conservatory company that the local press will be involved unless a registered electrical contractor is paid to put work right and that the installer of present electrical installation is not allowed back.
Is the 2.5 entering the twin metal box with the yellow tape live?
Kevin
Ps one to send the Parlimentary Select Commitee

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